#OnThisDay 1793: Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted in a swift, pre-determined trial; condemned to death the next day. #biography: librivox.org/marie-antoinet… #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1814 was born Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author, poet, and painter. Russian and English: librivox.org/author/3659 #LibriVox #audiobook

#Вэтотдень в 1814 году родился Михаил Лермонтов, русский писатель, поэт и художник. Русский и английский: librivox.org/author/3659 #LibriVox #аудиокнига

#OnThisDay 1815: Emperor Napoleon I begins his exile on Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. #biography: librivox.org/napoleon-a-sho… #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1844 was born Friedrich Nietzsche, German composer, poet, and philosopher. German, Spanish, and English: librivox.org/author/411 #LibriVox #audiobook

#AnDiesemTag 1844 wurde der deutsche Komponist, Dichter und Philosoph Friedrich Nietzsche geboren. Deutsch und Englisch: librivox.org/author/411 #LibriVox #Hörbuch #Deutsch

New #LibriVox #audiobook Bible (WEB): Complete by World English Bible librivox.org/bible-web-comp… #Bible #scriptures #English Read by Ron Altman

New #LibriVox #audiobook The Egyptian Cat Mystery: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story by Harold L. Goodwin librivox.org/the-egyptian-c… #sciencefiction #mystery #novel #youngadult Read by cyndajm

New #LibriVox #audiobook Imperialism and World Politics, Part 4 of 4 by Parker Thomas Moon librivox.org/imperialism-an… #politicalscience #colonialism #imperialism #leagueofnations Read by Alister

#OnThisDay 1878: The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation. #Biography: librivox.org/edison-his-lif… #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1881 was born P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright. librivox.org/author/420 #LibriVox #audiobook Still © in Europe, Australia, Canada (d.1975)

Today is Global Handwashing Day! Famous scene from MacBeth, anyone? 2 English and 1 Spanish version: librivox.org/search?title=m… #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1793 died Marie Antoinette, widow of Louis XVI. Books on French Revolution: librivox.org/the-story-of-t… librivox.org/the-french-rev… (Belloc still © in Europe, Australia) #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1847: The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is published in London. 3 English versions and one German: librivox.org/search?q=jane%… #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1854 was born Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet. librivox.org/author/114 #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1859: John Brown leads a raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Firsthand account: librivox.org/a-voice-from-h… #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1861 was born J. B. Bury, Irish historian and scholar. librivox.org/author/605 #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1888 was born Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate. librivox.org/author/1785 #LibriVox #audiobook Still © in Europe (d.1953)

#OnThisDay 1916: Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States librivox.org/author/3073 #LibriVox #audiobook

#OnThisDay 1946: Defendants in the Main Nuremberg Trial are executed. Trial and judgment: librivox.org/nuremberg-tria… #LibriVox #audiobook